Spanish Cinema of the early post-Franco era

Spanish Cinema of the early post-Franco era

This film series surveys the era in Spanish cinema directly following the death of Francisco Franco after almost four decades of dictatorial rule.

The period that followed was one of cultural awakening across many different art forms, and this was certainly true of Spanish cinema.

The eight years covered by this program saw a burst of creativity and experimentation, resulting in films like Iván Zulueta's sex-and-drugs-filled underground classic Arrebato (Rapture); Ventura Pons's extraordinary Ocaña: Retrato Intermitente, a portrait of a homosexual painter; Jaime Chavarri's Disenchantment, a documentary profiling the widow and children of the official poet of Franco's regime; and Pedro Almodóvar's flamboyant, unapologetically tasteless early films (represented here by Pepi, Luci, Bom and Labyrinth of Passion —among many other unforgettable works that took full advantage of Spain's newfound creative freedom.

Paying homage to this extraordinary era in Spanish cinema, this series features ten films —most of them rarely screened in the U.S. since their initial release— and all of them shown from archival prints.

Curated by Gerard Dapena, and presented with invaluable support from Spain Culture New York-Consulate General of Spain and the Filmoteca Española.

Manuela
by Gonzalo García Pelayo.
On April 6 at 7:00 pm and April 9 at 9:15 pm
The Anchorite
by Juan Estelrich
On April 6 at 9:15 pm and April 10 at 7:00 pm
Disenchantment
by Jaime Chavarri
On April 7 at 2:30 pm and April 11 at 7:00 pm
The Deputy
by Eloy de la Iglesia
On April 7 at 4:30 pm and April 10 at 9:15 pm
Pepi, Luci, Bom, and the Other Girls on the Heap
by Pedro Almodóvar
On April 7 at 7:00 pm and April 8 at 2:45 pm
Labyrinth of Passion
by Pedro Almodóvar
On April 7 at 9:00 pm and April 13 at 7:00 pm
Ocaña: An Intermittent Portrait
by Ventura Pons
On April 8 at 4:45 pm and April 11 at 9:15 pm
Rapture
by Iván Zulueta
On April 8 at 6:45 pm and April 13 at 9:15 pm
The South
by Víctor Erice
On April 8 at 9:00 pm and April 12 at 7:00 pm
The Needle
by Eloy de la Iglesia
On April 9 at 7:00 pm and April 12 at 9:00 pm
  • Film
  • New York
  • Apr 6, 2012 – Apr 13, 2012

Venue

32 Second Ave, New York, NY 10003

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Venue

Anthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave, New York

Phone

212-505-5181

More information

Official website

Credits

Collaborators: Film scholar Gerard Dapena and the Cultural Department of the Consulate General of Spain.

Anthology Film Archives thanks: Iñigo Ramirez de Haro and Agueda Sanfiz (Spain Culture New York-Consulate General of Spain), Maria Garcia Barquero and Cristina Bernáldez (Filmoteca Española), Paco Hoyo, Isabel Minguillón (Slot), Verónica Vila-San-Juan (Jet Films), and the Instituto de Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA).